Not 'ready as yet' to take India role: Dravid

Legendary Indian batsman Rahul Dravid says he has no time to think about taking up a coaching role with the Indian national team.

Thanking Sunil Gavaskar for suggesting his name as a replacement for the incumbent Duncun Fletcher, Dravid politely refused to take up any such offers as of now, with time constraints being the biggest hurdle.

"I am happy that he (Gavaskar) said I am capable of doing the job. But the job requires a lot of time, almost 11 months a year. I have just retired and at the moment because of time constraints, I have to decline (the suggestion)," said Dravid at a promotional event here on Friday.

While ruling out any immediate prospects of entering the coaching arena, the former India number three batsman has kept his options open in future. "I am going to perform a different role (mentor) for Rajasthan Royals this year in IPL. Who knows what lies in store in the future," said the 41-year-old former batsman who amassed over 24,000 runs in international cricket from 164 Tests and 344 ODIs before retiring last year.

With the World Cup just 11 months away, Dravid asked the BCCI to keep faith in the current support staff. "With the World Cup less than a year away I don't think there would be any changes in the support staff of the team. Ideally, they should be given a four-year period to change things. There is no point of changing the leadership ahead of the World Cup," said Dravid.